Comments on: Royals undecided on Jonathan Broxton or Greg Holland as Joakim Soria closer replacementhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/22/royals-undecided-on-jonathan-broxton-or-greg-holland-as-joakim-soria-closer-replacement/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:35:47 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: cardinalcrazyhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/22/royals-undecided-on-jonathan-broxton-or-greg-holland-as-joakim-soria-closer-replacement/comment-page-1/#comment-274150
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:29:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-274150They need to develop any player so they can effectively trade them away for minor league talent.
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:17:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-274045Why do you need a closer on a team that will struggle to finsh .500.

At this stage, they need to develop starters, not closers.

(no, as much as I love it, I am not suggesting that the Royals starters actually complete their starts)

But the team has other things they need to worry about over who gets meaningless saves in games they would end up winning anyhow.

Ohhh right
Reality
Broxton signed a 1 year deal and hasnt done jack since 2009
While the In-house guy that the Royals actually know was a beast last year.

The logical choice is Yost picking the guy he already knows.
Going out on a limb with a guy he never managed, only signed to a 1 year deal and has an injury history is not the obvious choice.

Which is why he hasn’t made it yet.

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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:08:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-273992I think they should pick one and role with it. However, I think both would be more than capable of holding the closer job down.
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:55:22 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-273983After the way Soria pitched last year, this actually may work out. Holland has good, unpolished stuff, and Broxton really looks strong (aside from yesterday’s game), I think they could effectively be interchanged day to day and we will be just fine.
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:53:18 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-273979That was my exact thought.
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:31:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=132635#comment-273963Powder blue does not become that ample frame.
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